| Moonbeams from the Larger Lunacy Contributor(s): Leacock, Stephen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1110516290 ISBN-13: 9781110516292 Publisher: BiblioLife OUR PRICE: $27.54 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2009 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Stephen Leacock was an early 20th century Canadian writer and economist. He received a PhD is political science from the University of Chicago. He opposed women's rights and non Anglo-Saxon immigration, however he was a supporter of social welfare legislation. Leacock is also known for his humor and wit. Essays included in this collection are as follows, Spoof: a thousand guinea novel -- The reading public -- Afternoon adventures at my club -- Ram Spudd -- Aristocratic anecdotes -- Education made agreeable -- An every-day experience - Truthful oratory -- Our literary bureau -- Speeding up business -- Who is also who -- Passionate paragraphs -- Weejee the pet dog -- Sidelights on the supermen -- The survival of the fittest - and The first newspaper -- In the good time after the war. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.10 lbs) 228 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. |